禰ね宜ぎ

noun

senior priest (Shinto)

In modern Shinto, a priest ranking below the chief priest (宮司) and associate chief priest (権宮司).

See also: 宮司 · 権宮司

• 彼かれは地じ元もとの神じん社じゃで禰ね宜ぎを務つとめている。

  He serves as a senior priest at the local shrine.

noun

priest (historical rank)

Historical term for a priest rank under the old system, below chief priest and above junior priest.

See also: 神主 · 祝

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいの神じん社じゃでは、禰ね宜ぎは神かん主ぬしの下もとで重じゅう要ような役やく割わりを果はたした。

  In Edo-period shrines, the negi played an important role under the kannushi.

noun

grasshopper; locust

Rare alternative name for grasshopper or locust; not the standard modern term.

See also: バッタ

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、バッタのことを禰ね宜ぎと呼よぶことがある。

  In old texts, grasshoppers are sometimes called negi.